Emptiness is a staircase a shell enters the snail slowly we descend our soles slippery retracing steel treads listening to the darkness cold upon our eyes a moment in Girona a photograph remembers our ascent along Roman walls I still close my eyes and taste the metallic clang of Sant Doménec’s bells — it’s noon,…
Parasol of Desire
Your figure is sculpted upon the sky Hips pressed against my gaze You are sex upon my eye You drift upon the history Swaying your skirt upon the wind Captured within your memory You stride upon the cityscape Propelled with classic symmetry Fashion wrapped around tradition’s drape Your are a sultry figure A mother to…
Admiration
Hobbled by a rugby scrum Halted by the surgeon’s drum You drag, you limp, you fight You struggle with all your might Determined to walk without a brace You make physio a sprint to race Stretching, bending, building strong Pushing through pain all day long Your need for help hurts your pride Vulnerability affixes me…
A Wall Remembers
A Wall Remembers Separates Time from Earth and Sea Sentinel of Life. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Boundaries.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.
Creepy? … What Do You See?
What do you see? In a form etched in black and white Crooked and hooked Gristled knuckles bent Leathered skin taut with arthritis Prized foot of a cock fighter …. ~ Or simply the gnarled branch of a misshapen pine hungry to survive? Creepy? Or just the magic of nature the defies our greatest imagination?…
Marching Two by Two …
Life upon a diamond dune Marching two by two Traveling the world upon its grains. ~ All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Beneath Your Feet.” More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.
Beauty Rests
Beauty rests in peace Voyage of discovery Found love forever. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.
Magdalen Dunes and Two Bikes
A day at the beach among the dunes … we soon discovered that there was nary turn along the islands that didn’t hold beauty and wonder …. Unfortunately, the dunes and the incredible sand beaches aren’t exactly meant for road bikes but that didn’t stop us from carrying them and exploring anyway. All text…
Preserving the Peace
Preserving the peace A peace preserved In peace Is preservation Forever saved. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.
Eye Spy with My Ship’s Eye
A simple ship, a simple ferry … plying passage from Souris, Prince Edward Island, to the Îles–de–la–Madeleine, this 34 year old vessel had photographic interest in many places. Shapes, textures, contrasts … there was much to behold as we made our crossing. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.